Victory parade 80's style!!
Portuguese Grand Prix 1984. Niki Lauda has just won the title by finishing second to Alain Prost in the race with Ayrton Senna in third. Took this shot as they swept past us into the first corner! Everyone hanging on!!!
This was Lauda's third world title, Prost and Senna had yet to achieve their first. Ultimately though, they won a total of 10 between them!! Prost with 4 and Senna with 3.
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1976 Ferrari Formula 1 312 T2 was powered by a V12 flat making 516 bhp with a transverse 5 speed gearbox. This specific car was driven by Niki Lauda and won the Monaco and Belgium Grand Prix Races. #ferrari#scuderiaferrari#nikilauda#ferrari312t2

Niki Lauda has revealed that following Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg’s first lap crash at the Spanish Grand Prix last year, Mercedes gave their drivers the ultimatum that they could be sacked if a similar incident were to occur again.
Lauda explained that it was unacceptable having their drivers take each other out and that the team had to come before the individual driver.
Hamilton threatened to quit the team after Lauda apportioned more of the blame to himself post race but was persuaded to stay after a one-to-one meeting with Lauda in Ibiza following the race weekend.
The childhood friends relationship reportedly completely broke down under the intense competition to the extent of the drivers no longer speaking.
It is unknown what relationship, if any, the drivers have since Nico has retired from the sport.
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“I’d do it all over again.” — Niki Lauda
On August 1st of 1976, Austrian Formula One World Champion Andreas Nikolaus Lauda suffered a severe racing accident during the German Grand Prix. In fighting for the lost time due to an early stop, Lauda spun out just before the right hander turn Bergwerk. His Ferrari 312T2 instantly caught on fire, trapping the Austrian inside for over a minute.
Lauda’s face was not the only body part that was severely injured by the toxic fumes; his lungs had to be vacuumed at the hospital for him to breath normally again.
However, it didn’t take Lauda more than six weeks to come back to F1 for the 1976 Italian Grand Prix. Niki Lauda claimed another Driver’s World Championship Title the next year(1977).